Movies are a universal language, understood by those of all linguistic backgrounds. The difficulty is that most films cannot afford to have their dialogue translated into different languages, so you might not understand it no matter where you go.
Subtitling a film, whether for personal enjoyment or professional reasons, is not particularly challenging but does require time and patience. This piece discusses the process of adding subtitles to a film that originally did not have any.
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- Keep in mind that only on a computer may subtitles be added to a movie. If your current DVD does not have particular subtitles, found under the “Settings” or “Language” headers on the DVD menu, you will not be able to add them without advanced software and equipment.
No DVD player can support additional language tracks since DVDs are copy-protected and cannot be rewritten. Movies watched on a computer, however, are a different story, and you can add any subtitles you like. To activate subtitles or titles on a DVD player, use the corresponding button on the remote control.
2. Find the movie you want to subtitle on your computer and place it in a separate file. Use Finder or Windows Explorer to locate the desired video file or directory. The most frequent file types are.mov,.avi, and.mp4. Fortunately, no changes need to be made to the movie itself; all you have to do is track out the existing subtitle file and replace it with the new one.
The words and times for when each title should appear in a movie are contained in a file with the extension.SRT, which stands for subtitle.The movie and the.SRT files must both be in their own separate files for the subtitles to be displayed properly. Some older subtitle files could end in the extension.
3. You can obtain the appropriate file by searching the internet for “Your Movie + Language + Subtitles.” Go on your preferred search engine and search for subtitles in your language. If, for example, you want Indonesian subtitles for X-Men: First Class, you may search for “X-Men: First Class Indonesian Subtitles.” The files are small and unlikely to contain viruses, so the first site you find should suffice.
4. Find the subtitles you want and download the.SRT file. Subscene, MovieSubtitles, and YiFiSubtitles are all good places to find an SRT. file to download. Please just download it.SRT or.SUB files and close any pop-up windows. If you do not feel secure on a certain website, you should look for another.
5. Subtitles should be renamed to match the name of the video file. Subtitles should be saved as BestMovieEver.SRT if the filename of the source movie is BestMovieEver.AVI. Identify the location of the freshly downloaded file (often a “Downloads” folder) and give it a more descriptive name. The.SRT filename should reflect the title of the film.
6. The.SRT file should be placed in the film’s folder. If you haven’t already done so, create a new folder just for your film. To use the subtitles, copy the.SRT file into the same directory as your movie. When you do this, most media players will immediately establish a connection between the two videos.
VLC, a free media player that supports many different file types, is the simplest to use.
7.YouTube now allows users to upload videos with closed captions by selecting the “Captions” option during the upload process. After selecting Captions, select “Add a Caption Track” and locate yours.SRT file. Verify that you’re using the “Caption Track” option rather than the “Transcript Track.” To turn on subtitles while watching your video, click the CC button.
